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EASTERN APICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCEUNIVERSITY OF GUELPHONTARIO, CANADA

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

2015

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Cover photo courtesy of Alison VanAlten, owner TUCKAMORE BEE COMPANY and host of EAS15 Tech Tour and Barbecue

CONTENTS

EAS President’s Welcome! .........................................2

EAS Chairman’s Welcome! .........................................3

Tech Tour ..........................................................................5

Ontario Beekeeping History ......................................6

Keynote Speakers ..........................................................9

Honey Beer Making Workshop .................................11

Mead Making Workshops ...........................................11

Short Course Workshops ...........................................12

Train-The-Trainer Workshops ..................................13

Map .................................................................................... 14

Beekeeping Academy for Kids ................................17

Panel Discussion: Emerging Issues in Pollinator Health ................... 20

EAS 2015 Conference Schedules ...........................23

SUNDAY Registration 3:00-7:00 PM

MONDAY

• Registration 7:30 AM-4:00 PM

• Short Course 8:00 AM-4:15 PM

• Beeyard open all day

• Bee Olympics 4:30-5:30 PM

TUESDAY



• Beeyard open all day Vendors 10:00 AM-4:15 PM

• Propolis, Etc... BBQ & Social 5:30 PM

WEDNESDAY



• Conference 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

• Vendors 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

• Panel Discussion - Emerging

• Issues in Pollinator Health 7:30-9:30 PM

THURSDAY

• Registration 8:00-9:30 AM

• Vendors Closed

• Tech Tour 9:00 AM-5:30 PM

• Dinner, Social & Auction 5:30-9:30 PM @Dutchman’s Gold & Tuckamore Bee Company

FRIDAY

• Registration 8:30 AM-Noon

• Conference 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

• Vendors 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

• Banquet & Awards Ceremony 6:00-9:30 PM

EAS ONTARIO AT A GLANCE

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Welcome to Guelph! And if you’ve come from south of the

border welcome to Canada! We are honoured to be hosting EAS 2015. A great deal

of planning has finally come to fruition here at the University of Guelph. On behalf

of the planning committee, I want to thank you for choosing to attend this year’s

event. It’s you and your support that makes EAS able to play such a vital role in the

beekeeping community here in North America. Beyond the lectures and workshops

offered in one of its 26 member states or provinces in the eastern U.S. and Cana-

da, EAS sponsors awards to deserving bee researchers and graduate students and

offers research grants for applied research projects. As a Director of the Ontario

Beekeepers’ Association I can tell you that the funds and awareness raised at this

year’s conference will go a long way to support the work we do here in Ontario and

beyond. So please sit back, relax, enjoy the programme we have put forward for

you, and Learn, Protect, and Connect!

André FlysEAS President

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Welcome to EAS Ontario! I had heard wonderful stories of the last

time EAS was at the University of Guelph, and the 2015 Ontario Team has not let us down. They have

a wonderful week in store for you.

I am not going to overwhelm you with the multitude of activities that are planned for you this week.

This program guide says it all. Nor will I drone on regarding the skills and teaching ability of the Tech

Transfer Team and the excellent list of Canadian and international speakers whom Ernesto Guzman

and Les Eccles have assembled for you. The evening and many social events are brought to you

by André Flys and the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association (OBA). Do not miss the Wednesday night

panel discussion on Pollinator Health Issues—the OBA is perhaps the most successful organization

in North America to work with their state or provincial government to regulate pesticides harmful to

our honey bees. Plus, you can show off your prowess at the Bee Olympics or just relax and exchange

ideas with fellow beekeepers on the bus during the Thursday Tech Tour. Take time to taste some

award-winning wines, meads, and micro-brews, while soaking up all of that knowledge from the lec-

tures, workshops, and demonstrations.

I have two goals for you this week—to learn and have fun. The Ontarians have planned an edifying,

energizing, rich, slightly intoxicating, and enjoyable experience for you. On the other hand, if you

do have a gripe, if you find yourself unable to attend a session of your choice because a room is

already full, if you are from a state that does not have the same charm and respect for other peo-

ple as Ontario, or if you are getting yourself all in a fizz and want to spread it around, come see me

first—do not go off half-cocked and complain to other attendees or the EAS staff. Our conference

volunteers have taken time off from their jobs and beekeeping chores to welcome you. Be nice to

them and thank them for their help.

EAS Ontario is my swan song. I have served as your chairman for eight years (and eight confer-

ences), and now it is time to turn over the reins of leadership to a new administration. This week,

please take the time to meet Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Jeff Burd, Carol Cottrill, and Jacky Hildreth,

the incoming Chair, President, Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively. We will be passing the gavel

to them at the Friday night banquet and award ceremony. They are filled with ideas and energy—

the conference planning for the next few years is already underway!

What I enjoy the most at each conference is the opportunity to meet and talk with each you. So

stop in, say hello, and catch up. I will most often be around the registration desk—ask for me there.

If this is your first time at an EAS event, look me up, and I will introduce you to some of the most

exciting people in the world. As always, if you have any problems or suggestions to make EAS con-

ferences even better, let me know. At the end of the week, we want you to leave with your noggin

filled with information and fun times. Cheers.

Jim BobbEAS Chairman

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Using Beekeepers’ real world experiences to solve Beekeepers’ real world problemsStop by and Visit with us at Our EAS booth!

Be Included. Be Involved. Bee Informed.

For more details and on these and other information, go to www.BeeInformed.org

We provide several services to all beekeepers. Please visit our website for more details!

HELP WANTEDBee Informed Partnership GIVEN!

Emergency Response Kits To help rule out causes of crashing hives, kits are sent directly to you with the results returned to you in only a few weeks. Includes nosema, varroa, viral and pesticide sampling (additional cost).

Real Time Disease Load MonitoringJoin us in this effort as we document the seasonal (monthly) variations in nosema and varroa loads linked to your management practices. We send you a 6 month kit and evaluate 8 colonies of your choice.

Management Survey ResultsOur National Winter Loss and Management Surveys provide results back to all beekeepers as quickly as we can. These results help in suggesting what may work best for your operation in your region of the country.

Sentinel Apiary The Sentinel apiary monitors honey bee health in real-time using hive scales to track colony weight gain or loss, monthly disease assessments, and traps that collect pollen to determine avail-able plant forage. The scale data is automatically transmitted to our servers and the patterns of nectar flow mapped with alerts to beekeepers due to increases in disease or lack of nutritional resources. The Sentinel Hives will allow us to develop data driven best management practices for beekeepers in real time, improving honey bee health for all beekeepers.

Remote Tech TeamsSome beekeepers keep bees in places so isolated from other beekeepers that the traditional tech team model would not be economically feasible. We offer this training for those larger (500+) operations who are not near our traditional tech teams but still want to be a part of the BIP team. Come by our booth and ask us about this!

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On Thursday, join us to experience the sights of Niagara and a couple of the largest beekeeping operations in Ontario. Everyone will be bussed, so no worries about maps, carpooling, or sampling a little mead, wine or local beer.

The Thursday Tech Tour is included in the price of the Wednesday through Friday Conference registration, or the Tour can be pur-chased as a single day registration on Thursday for US$100.

The Tour includes five stops: Parker-Bee Apiaries, the Niagara But-terfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, lunch and tour at Niagara College and BBQ dinner, auctions and entertainment at Dutchman’s Gold. This promises to be an interesting day that you won’t want to miss. Register early, as space is limited.

Parker-Bee Apiaries All about the Bees Tour one of Ontario’s largest apiary, Parker-Bee Apiaries, where owner Mike Parker and the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association have been working to develop an innovative ozone unit to clean old comb. You’ll also see Parker’s unique pallet system for shipping hives for pollination.

We’ll stop and see Niagara Falls, one of the great natural wonders of the world.

We’ll visit the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory with over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies floating freely among lush, exotic blos-soms and greenery. Paths wind through the rainforest setting, past a pond, waterfall, and the emergence window, where butterflies leave their pupae and prepare to take their first flight! More than 45 species of butterflies call this beautiful space home.

Take advantage of lunch. Tour of the teaching winery and brewery facilities and the gardens, greenhouses and grounds at beautiful Ni-agara College at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus, which will soon be home to Canada’s first commercial beekeeper program.

Niagara College is nestled against the Niagara Escarpment — a UNESCO world biosphere reserve- in the heart of Niagara’s wine region. At this stop, you’ll enjoy lunch provided by Niagara College culinary program students using seasonal produce grown in the culinary garden, which showcases vegetables, small fruits, herbs, and edible flowers.

The grounds also offer a lush Aboriginal Garden, planted near the wetland system to demonstrate the importance of native plants for ceremonial, food, medicinal, and other needs of Aboriginal groups in Canada, and a teaching Hop Yard (with 17 hop varieties), a living lab for the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management pro-gram at Niagara College. Beer and wine tastings will be available.

Your day will end with a BBQ dinner, silent and queen auctions, and live entertainment graciously hosted by John and Alison Van Alten at Dutchman’s Gold Honey and Maple Products. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit the honey house of one of Ontario’s best-known apiaries, a family business since 1981. Dutchman’s Gold Staff (John and Alison Van Alten on left)

Tech Tour Thursday, August 13

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ONTARIO BEEKEEPING HISTORYExcerpt from History of Beekeeping in Ontario Written by Gordon F. Townsend, compiled by Henry T. Hiemstra Published by Ontario Beekeepers’ Association, November 2006

One of the earliest references to beekeeping in Ontar-

io was to those kept in the Bay of Quinte area in 1830.

These had likely been brought by the first Loyalist

settlers, who had come to the Bay of Quinte and the

Niagara areas in the 1780s.

Losee, an old time beekeeper from Cobourg, reported

that, as early as 1830, bees were plentiful in Prince Ed-

ward County—both wild and domesticated. He record-

ed that, in that year, his two uncles lost all their bees

that they kept in sheds. The loss was likely due to wax

moth and Foulbrood. Norman Jones, the father of D.A.

Jones, was reported to have had great difficulty with

this moth and lost all his hives. Bee hunting was almost

as important as game hunting at the time, and Nor-

man Jones was known as one of the best. After 1864,

many articles appeared in journals, arguing methods

of management.

It was likely the two writers from U.S., Quinby and

Langstroth, most influenced the early development

of beekeeping in Ontario. Quinby started beekeep-

ing in New York state in 1818, and Langstroth in

Massachusetts in 1837.

The Canada Farmer of 1864 was the first farm paper

to carry articles on apiculture, and the industry devel-

oped from that period.

H.G. Sibbald discussed his recollection of early bee-

keeping at a convention in 1929. He described the

conditions of the 1890s. There were not very many

good beekeepers. Most of the bees were kept in box

Beekeeping was practically

unknown on the American

continent before the coming of

Europeans. The only known hon-

ey was produced in very small

quantities in Central America

from stingless bees. By 1650,

nearly every farm in the areas of

North America occupied by set-

tlers used honeybees as their major source of sweet.

The first bees brought to America likely arrived with the

early Dutch settlers. They were dark bees, very subject

to swarming. They became widely distributed through-

out both North and South America. In later years, they

also proved to have very little resistance to wax moth

and Foulbrood. These detrimental characteristics no

doubt delayed somewhat the development of beekeep-

ing as a viable industry in Ontario. It was not until the

introduction of the light-coloured bee from Italy that

many of these problems were overcome.

The first historical record in Ontario about bees is

from the Huron and Wyandot mythology, as recorded

by Barbeau of the National Museum in Ottawa. It is

the story of an old Indian from Essex Peninsula. He

was pointing out to his children an insect, the hon-

eybee, and explained that the white man is not far

away, since this strange fly-like insect was brought by

the white man.

Illustration: Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee Twentieth Century

Edition, Published by Dadant & Sons, 1909. (From the Cornell Library

Digitized book collection. https://archive.org/details/cornell)

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hives. Some had bought so-called patent hives, but

most did not know how to use them and ended up

not much better off than if they had used a box hive.

Many thought that production of swarms was good

beekeeping, and the earlier you produced them the

better. Watching for swarms was the main manage-

ment activity. Even on a Sunday, you might be called

from church to tend a swarm. The honey was often

extracted from brood combs, and it was necessary to

learn just how fast to turn the extractor to avoid mix-

ing the brood with the honey. Honey was extracted

about every five days, thus much of it was very high in

moisture content.

Beekeeping in Ontario, for more than one hundred

years, was tied very closely to the Ontario Agricultural

College at Guelph, now part of the University of Guelph.

When the Department of Apiculture was formed, it

housed the Secretary of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Asso-

ciation, the office of the provincial Apiarist, the head of

the department, and the Professor of Apiculture. All of

the research, teaching, extension, and regulatory work

for the Province of Ontario emanated from this group.

At times, all of these positions were held by the Head

of the Department. This was unique from the procedure

followed in other provinces and states, likely due to

the fact that, up until the formation of the university in

1964, all expenses were born directly by the Govern-

ment of Ontario, through the Ministry of Agriculture.

This arrangement no doubt played a great part in the

success and recognition of the Department. It was

much easier to coordinate and carry on the various

duties, no doubt at lower overall cost.

The work of the Department over the years has been

determined by the problems of an industry that has

had many ups and down, usually associated with

trends in agricultural crops.

Beekeeping expanded rapidly during the 1920s

and 30s to develop a thriving industry in Ontario. It

reached a climax in 1938, with a production exceeding

24 million pounds. Since that time, production and

marketing have been very erratic, with production

declining in Ontario and increasing in Western Canada.

The causes of this decline in Ontario are closely tied to

changes in agricultural practices. During the 20s and

early 30s, there was abundant Sweet Clover. This crop

was the major producer of honey in that period. It

reached a peak of 400,000 acres in 1928, decreasing

to less than 100,000 acres by 1947. From that time on,

the decrease was rapid that no statistical records were

kept. Alsike, another major producer, decreased from

200,000 acres in 1929 to less than 30,000 by 1942.

Buckwheat, another good honey producer, reached

300,000 decreasing to 50,000 acres by 1952. By 1961,

buckwheat was almost nonexistent. During this same

period, hedgerows were removed to accommodate

larger equipment, and roadsides were sprayed, thus

removing much of the wild sources of honey. Balers

and forage harvesters were introduced, thus removing

most of the clover that was left before it came into

bloom. Birdsfoot Trefoil and White Ladino Clover were

introduced, neither of which were good honey pro-

ducers in Southern Ontario. The introduction of corn,

planted continually on the same fields, struck the final

blow. Unless a good honey plant is introduced into the

farming economy, such as Canola, only the exceptional

year will yield 9 million pounds.

The wartime rationing of honey and sugar had a tem-

porary effect. The number of beekeepers and colonies

reached an all-time high. By 1947, 221,000 colonies

and 7,000 beekeepers were registered. Before honey

was rationed, there were long lineups at beekeep-

ers’ honey houses to buy fresh honey. So difficult did

the traffic become in some places, that police were

brought in to keep it under control.

Following the wartime rationing of sugar, the interest

in beekeeping diminished. In 1958, there were 135,000

colonies operate by 3,126 beekeepers. About this time,

Vernal Alfalfa came into use. It was a good honey

producer, and crops in many areas started to increase.

It was short lived, as large acreages were then being

turned over to corn.

It was considered advisable to cover the history under

subjects, rather than chronologically, even though this

has created some duplication and cross reference. I

must apologize if parts of the text appear as autobiog-

raphy. This was almost inevitable, as I have been asso-

ciation with the industry in one way or another for the

past sixty years, and much of the content is derived

from my own recollections.

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The Fathers of Beekeeping in OntarioD.A. Jones can be looked upon as the Founder of

Commercial Beekeeping in Ontario. He was born in the

village of Ringwood in 1836. Beekeeping traced back

in his family to the early 17th century. He was the son

of Norman Jones, an early York County bee hunter,

whose father had also kept bees. His great grandfa-

ther, Abel Jones, was a native of Rhode Island. He later

moved to Petersburg, NY, where he became an exten-

sive beekeeper. His only brother became president of

Massey Harris Implement Company in Brantford.

The town in which he lived changed its name from

Clarkesville to Beetown in 1874, and later to Beeton.

He had difficulties with waxmoth, so designed his own

hive and patented it on July 15, 1870—“The Jones Per-

fection Hive.” Jones was soon to enter the bee supply

business. He started selling foundation in 1875. In 1876,

he formed a bee supply business which expanded

rapidly. Jones established the first bee journal in Can-

ada on April 1, 1885, and called it, The Canadian Bee

Journal. Jones was possibly the first person to design

a lithographed container. After his exhibit in Toronto,

Jones was hailed as the most successful beekeeper

of the time. For several years, students came to work

with him in large numbers. Several of them were to

play prominent places in the industry. George Lang

was to become Canada’s top comb honey producer;

F.W. Jones (no relation) was to become Canada’s

largest bee supply manufacturer, with headquarters in

Bedford, Québec; and R.F. Holterman of Brantford was

to become the first official lecturer in Apiculture at the

Ontario Agricultural College.

William McEvoy played just as important a part as D.A.

Jones in the development of beekeeping in Ontario,

but in a completely different way. He was born in the

county of Halton in 1844. In 1875, McEvoy recognized

the disease of Foulbrood in his apiary and, with his

meticulous method described in the “The Struggle for

Disease Control”, was able to clean it up in one year.

In 1892 at a meeting in London, he drew attention to

the losses of bees by the use of insecticides, which

resulted in the first legislation ever passed to control

their use. McEvoy became recognized as the leader in

the industry at the time. His method of disease control

was able to avoid a serious setback in the industry

until the mid-twenties, when suitable legislation along

with burning of diseased hives was introduced.

Rev. W.F. Clarke is often referred to as the Father of

The Ontario Agricultural College (now the University

of Guelph) and the pioneer and patriarch of modern

beekeeping in this country. Although he never oper-

ated more than 24 colonies of bees, he was one of the

first to introduce the Italian bee, the honey extractor,

and other appliances to the beekeepers of Canada.

R. McKnight was most likely the major spirit behind the

organization of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association in

1880. He presided over the meetings in Toronto City

Hall when the Association was organized, and became

its first Secretary Treasurer.

R.F. Holterman wrote extensively on beekeeping in

Canada, the U.S., Britain, and Norway. He wrote a

pamphlet on beekeeping for the Federal Government

for distribution in Europe.

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MARK WINSTON EAS 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

ProfessorApiculture & Social Insects

Simon Fraser University, British Columbia

Recognized as one of the world’s leading expert on bees and pollination, Mark has had an illustrious career

researching, teaching, writing and commenting on bees and agriculture, environmental issues and science

policy. He directed Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue for 12 years, where he achieved wide recognition as a distinguished Canadian educator.

EAS awarded the Student Award to Mark Winston in 1979 and the James I. Hambleton Memorial Award,

recognizing research excellence in apiculture, in 1992.

Mark is also author of Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive

“There are powerful lessons to be learned from bees about how we humans can better understand

our place in nature, engage the people and events surrounding us with greater focus and clarity,

interact more effectively in our relationships and communities, and open ourselves to a deeper

understanding of who we are as individuals, communities and a species.”

ROBERT PAGE EAS 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Robert E. Page, Jr. is Provost of the Arizona State University (ASU) and Foundation Chair of Life Sciences. He was the Vice Provost and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Founding Director of the School of Life Sciences. He joined ASU in 2004 after spending fifteen years on the faculty of the University of California Davis, where he served as Chair of Entomology. His background is in behavior and population genetics, and the focus of his current research is on the evolution of complex social behavior. Using the honey bee as a model, Dr. Page has dissected their complex foraging division of labor at all levels of biological organization from gene networks to complex social interactions. Dr. Page has published more than 230 research papers and articles, 5 books, and is listed as a “highly-cited author” by the ISI Web of Knowledge, representing the top 1/2 of 1 percent of publishing scientists. He received the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award (the Humboldt Prize) in 1995, the highest honor given by the German government to foreign scientists. In 2010, he was elected to the Leopoldina—the German National Academy of Science, the longest continuing academy in the world. Dr. Page is also an Elected Foreign Member of the Brazilian Academy of Science (1999), a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1991), Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006), and a Fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (2009-2010).

Robert Page may be recognized as one of the authors of Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding. More recently, he has authored The Spirit of the Hive.

EAS awarded the James I. Hambleton Memorial Award, recognizing research excellence in apiculture, to Robert Page in 1988.

BOOK SIGNING

Mark Winston, Robert Page, and

other speakers will be signing books in the ven-dor area. Check the book

signing table for the schedule when each

author will be available.

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MEET & GREET, FRIDAY BANQUET, AND AWARDS

CEREMONY

6:00 PM (CREELMAN HALL)

Wrap up the week with a Meet & Greet pre-banquet mingle at 6:00 PM at Creelman Hall.

Then at 6:30 PM, join us for the Friday Banquet and our annual Award Ceremony. Meet our newly certified

Master Beekeepers and winners of the Honey Show. At the dinner, there will be great food,

awards, a few surprises, and you will meet the New Jersey crew for 2016!

Tickets are required to attend this event.

WORKER AND QUEEN SPONSORS

QUEEN SPONSORS

NY Bee Wellness “for healthy Bees” NYBeeWellness.org

Pat Bono

EAS New Jersey 2016--Bee there!Jeffrey Burd

It is great to have EAS in Canada - Bonita & Dan ConlonDaniel & Bonita Conlon

Timothy McMahon

Wonderful to see all of you here againDavid Meldrum

Beekeepers from Maryland salute EAS and Guelph 2015Barry Thompson

Thank you for a great conference. See you next year in NJ.Christopher Yates

WORKER SPONSORS

Brian Marcy

SHORT COURSE &

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ALLAGASH BREWING COMPANY

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DADANT AND SONS

DANCING BEE APIARIES

DOMINION & GRIMM

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QUINTE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

TORONTO DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION

VETO-PHARMA

These are our break sponsors as of July 29. Please

thank them and support their businesses.

ANATOMY WORKSHOP SIGNUP(Monday AM)

Zachary Huang’s Anatomy Workshop, on Monday at 8:30 AM in Graham Hall 3309, will be limited to 30 participants on a first come, first serve basis. As it is a bit of a walk to Graham Hall from Rozanski, please sign up at the registration desk in Rozanski Hall, if you are interested in that program. We do not want you to walk over there and be turned away due to lack of room.

See the friendly faces at the Registration Desk if you have any questions.

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HONEY BEER MAKING WORKSHOP (Tuesday AM)

Russ Bateman and Cam Fryer, from Royal City Brewery, provide Guelph and the local area with essen-tial craft beer. Located in the “Ward” region of Guelph, customers look forward to try new brews and fill growler jugs to take home their favorite, including the smoked honey beer made with local honey. EAS attendees will have the opportunity to tour this brewer and learn how they make beer on Tuesday, August 11, from 8:30 – 11:45 AM. Any thirsty person will not want to miss this workshop!

*Note this event is off the University of Guelph campus and will require a short 5-minute drive to Royal City Brewery, located at 199 Victoria Rd South in Guelph.

On Tuesday evening, tour the largest beekeeping store

in Eastern Canada. The Guelph location for Propolis-

Etc… will be hosting a social gathering for 2015 EAS

participants. Attendees will be treated to a BBQ dinner,

so come and have a free dinner on us!

MEAD MAKING WORKSHOPS (Tuesday PM)

Mazer (Mead Maker) Gavin North, from Honey Pie HIves, and Royal City Brewery will host afternoon mead-making workshops on Tuesday, August 11—the first at 1:00, with a repeat session at 2:45.

Gavin is a Master Beekeeper, and one of the few who create traditional mead, metheglins, and melo-mels for sale. This workshop will provide the fine skills and tips to beekeepers interested in making their own mead.

*Note this event is off the University of Guelph campus and will require a short 5-minute drive to Royal City Brewery, located at 199 Victoria Rd South in Guelph.

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SHORT COURSE WORKSHOPS

Queen Rearing Class

This session is filled. if your name Tag says Queen rearing, you are regisTered for This Two-day course.

Registrants must commit to attend both Monday and Tuesday, August 10 and 11. Class size is limited to 25 attendees. This queen rearing workshop consists of classroom sessions and demonstra-tions with hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Participants are required to have prior beekeeping knowledge and experi-ence in maintaining colonies.

Topics include queen biology, methods of rearing queens, preparing a cell build-er colony, grafting techniques, and care of cells and queens. Each participant will have the option to buy a copy of the Ontario Queen Rearing Manual which corresponds with the workshop.

Participants will need protective gear (hat, veil) and closed-toe footwear. Long-sleeved, light-colored, and light material clothing is suggested. Full bee suits tend to be very warm. Refillable water bottles are recommended. A notebook and pencil can be handy. Cameras are welcomed. The class is limited to 25 people.

Introductory Beekeeping

This beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on les-sons in the bee yard. Participants of all experience levels are welcome. Topics include basic honey bee biology, bee-keeping equipment, working in the bee colony, seasonal beekeeper responsibil-ities, harvesting and extracting honey, and preparing bee colonies for winter.

Each participant will have the option to buy a copy of the Ontario Beekeep-ing Manual which corresponds with the workshop.

Beekeeping and IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

This intermediate beekeeping work-shop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard. Participants should have taken an introductory beekeeping workshop or course and/or have at least one season of beekeeping experience prior to at-tending. Topics include pest and disease biology and identification, monitoring for pests and diseases, record keeping, treatments and integrated pest man-agement.

Each participant will have the option to buy a copy of the Integrated Pest Management for Beekeeping in Ontario Manual which corresponds with the workshop.

Free Internet Access and WiFi at University of Guelph & EAS 2015(Visit the registration desk for account and password.)

Follow the conference on Twitter at #EAS15Guelph

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TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOPS

The Monday morning Train-the-Trainer Workshops are designed to help beekeepers develop stronger clubs, increase availability of bee educational programs, and improve the overall education level of their beekeeping community. You will learn how individual teachers have made a difference in their beekeep-ing region and community. We encourage any intermediate or advanced level beekeepers to attend these sessions, so you yourself can implement the suggestions. Or you can refer back to the ideas pre-sented, when communicating with the beekeeping educators and leaders in their own home groups.

How to Organize a Bee School

EAS MB Carol Cottrill

This session focuses on the logistics of creating a beginning (or other level) bee school in your area. We’re not talking content; we are talking planning and execution. This is an import-ant step to consider when increasing the amount of education in your area. With over ten years of experience teaching and organizing bee schools, Carol is an EAS Master Beekeeper whose knowledge will save you time, effort, and enable you to focus on what you really need to work on—your new beekeepers!

Getting Past Lighting the Smoker

EAS MB Landi Simone

In her many years of teach-ing beginning bee school, Landi has realized that actual hands-on hive experience, right at the beginning of the new beekeeper’s journey into beekeeping, makes a critical difference in their confidence and overall quality as a beekeeper. Landi will discuss the logis-tics of how she gets new beekeepers into the apiary to inspect their first hives (not just watching her do an inspection) and the impact that makes on the quality of the new beekeepers in her region. She’ll also talk about the basics of a good core beekeeping class that helps new beekeepers learn to be good observers and diag-nosticians of their bees.

Stepping up to Intermediate Bee School

EAS MB Erin MacGregor-Forbes

Erin is a mover and a shaker in her beekeeping communi-ty. She realized early on that there is a gap in beekeeping education. Books and classes are focused on beginning beekeeping or advanced topics, and the realities and practicalities of building up are not well addressed. So Erin created an intermediate level bee school in Maine, designed for people with 2-7 hives and 2+ years of bee-keeping, to fill the gap. This course has run for five years in Erin’s area, and in 2015, she taught it in Massachu-setts as well. In this session we will discuss the how and why of teaching Intermediate Bee School. Erin will provide the PowerPoint presentation of her 6-week Intermediate School for participants to use and expand in their own area.

How to Develop and Increase High Quality Programs in a Regional Bee Club

EAS MB Robert Sears

Bob Sears and the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers As-sociation have developed a vibrant, motivated, well-en-dowed (financially), and well-educated group through their education, outreach, and niche-filling activities. Bob will discuss the how and why of the programs they offer, and the benefits that are achieved by both the individuals and the club. From the club nuc pick-up to “Extractaganza”, Bob (and the Eastern Missouri Bee-keepers Association) share their successful solutions to problems that every club faces in terms of engage-ment, increasing education and reducing redundancy in beekeeping operations.

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Honey ExchangeWant to try out some different honeys? Exchange up to three jars of honey with another beekeeper!

Drop off up to three jars of honey, clearly labeled, when you arrive at the Registration Desk at EAS 2015. You will receive a ticket for each jar. After noon on Friday, bring your tickets and exchange the tickets for jars of honey.

It’s as simple as that.

OPEN INVITATION TO TOUR

TOWNSEND HOUSE,

HONEY BEE RESEARCH CENTREWe will be hosting an open house tour Monday, August 10, be-tween 7:00 and 9:00 PM, with a second opportunity to visit on Thursday, August 13, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.—for those who won’t be attending the technical tour. Come anytime between these hours and wander around the grounds and bee yards. Stop in at all the stations which we’ll have set up, showcasing our research activities, beekeeping gadgets, indoor overwintering facilities, ex-tracting room, double nuc hive management system, Cloake board queen rearing, and much more.

It is a pleasant, ten-minute walk down a brand new sidewalk from parking lot P13. We have some parking available onsite, for those who can’t make the walk. We are at 308 Stone Road East. Parking lot P13 and our location can be found on the map in this Program Guide. Hope to meet you there!

Paul Kelly and all the HBRC staff and students

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Beekeeping Academy for Kids

Parking

Parking for attendees who stay overnight in the dorms is included in the accommodation rates. Residents will receive a GREEN parking pass and may park in P19 (North residences), P17 (East residences and Townhouses) or P13 (South residences).

If you are staying in one of the hotels, it is suggested that you walk from the hotel to save on parking. But if you need to drive to campus, the parking cost is $9.00 per day (including tax) or $36.00 per week (including tax). Parking permits are required Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm. An ORANGE conference parking pass entitles visitors to park in lots P13, P14, P15, & P19. Parking permits can be purchased at the registration desk.

Please note that the parking passes must be displayed on the vehicle’s dashboard.

A one day camp for children interested in bees, sustainable agriculture, and their environment.

What: A one day camp offered to students in the greater community of Toronto. Students will be introduced to the world of bees with hands-on activities, crafts, and games. Highlights of the day will be inspecting a honey bee hive, hunting native bees, and collecting data as a citizen scientist.

When: Wednesday, August 12, from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Where: University of Guelph, Townsend House, 308 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario. The camp will take place at the University Honey Bee Research Centre and Arboretum.

Who: Sarah Red-Laird, aka Bee Girl, and University Honey Bee Research Centre staff will work with a small group of grade 4–6 students.

How Much: Students can register for $60 (CAD) through https://easbeekeepingacademy.eventbrite.com. There are also limited number of scholarships available, and we are offering a 20% discount for siblings registering together. Email [email protected] for more information.

More Details: The Beekeeping Academy is a one day camp for kids going into grades four through six. Students will spend their day in a fun and educational immersion into the world of the bee. During the morning hours, we will take an in-depth look into bee anatomy, biology, and sociology, and their vital role in our food system. The afternoon will be spent up close and personal with honey bee hives and native bee observations. Throughout the day students will learn about challenges bees face and how they can be part of the solution in the bee’s survival.

Kids are asked to bring a brown bag lunch, a snack, and a water bottle.

We will provide all of the beekeeping gear for the day.

Space is limited, so please register early. We will then be in touch shortly with confirmation of your registration.

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January 5-9, 2016

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Ponte Vedra Beach (Jacksonville), FL

SAVE UP TO $100 Register by October 14!

For additional information about the conference, please call 404.760.2875 or visit abfconference.com.

Join fellow beekeepers in Ponte Vedra Beach (Jacksonville, FL) for the 2016 American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) Conference & Tradeshow featuring:

• Presentations and workshops for all levels of beekeeping led by industry experts

• Keynote presentations by top researchers in the field• A Tradeshow highlighting products and services in the beekeeping industry• Opportunities to network with beekeepers of all levels, vendors

and industry experts• 2016 Honey Queen Coronation, Honey Show & Auction and more!

Register today for the conference at www.abfconference.com to securethe lowest registration rate and to take advantage of the special hotel rateof $125 (plus tax) at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa.

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Honey Bee Farm We Are Building Our Equine Facility At Our Farm This Summer (!)

With Honey Bees And Horses, We Are So Busy We Regret This Year We Will Not Be Able To Attend EAS …

But, For Our Customers, Mention EAS When Placing Online Or Telephone Orders And

We Will Offer A 25% Discount!

Mellifera Millinery© Custom Couture Beekeeping and Gardening

Hats and Veils, Shirts and Gloves Beeswax and Honey Balms, Blushes and Soaps

Honey Pendants

www.HoneyBeeFarm.org (203) 938-5645

Helping The Honey Bees (Donation Made With Each Purchase To The American Beekeeping Federation)

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July 27, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY

International scientists to speak in Guelph on pollinator health

“Emerging Issues in Pollinator Health”

If you’re looking to learn more about the science behind the debate on bee health, this panel of scientists working on pollinator health issues will be of interest to you. The program features a special expert panel discussion addressing emerging issues related to pollinator health and agriculture. This will include the status and importance of pollinators in Ontario and worldwide; the results and strategies of monitoring programs in Italy; and the implications of some of the recent agricultural trends, including neonicotinoid seed treatments. This panel will be of particular interest, given the recent regulatory action in Ontario on treated seeds. Panelists will speak to the multiple stressors on pollinators as well as policy issues that must be addressed for the future health of agriculture and the environment. This event has been organized by the University of Guelph, the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association and the Eastern Apicultural Society as part of the annual beekeeping conference, this year being held at the University of Guelph from August 10 - 14. This event is of particular interest to beekeepers and anyone interested in the factors related to pollinator health that must be addressed to reduce mortality for both honey bees and other insect pollinators. The event is open to the public at no charge. There will be an opportunity for media representatives to meet with panelists after the discussion. DATE: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 TIME: 7:30-9:30 pm LOCATION: The University of Guelph, Rozanski 104 The expert panel includes: (see attached backgrounder for bios)

• Ernesto Guzman, Professor and Director of the Honey Bee Research Centre, University of Guelph

• Christian Krupke, Professor of Entomology, Purdue University • Franco Mutinelli, Professor at Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy • Nigel Raine, Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, University of

Guelph • Moderator: André Flys, EAS President, OBA 2nd Vice President, and owner

Pioneer Brand Honey, Nobleton. For more information: André Flys, (416) 807-2253 or [email protected]

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BACKGROUNDER: BIOS of Panel Participants:

• Ernesto Guzman, Professor and Director of the Honey Bee Research Centre, University of Guelph. Research in Dr. Guzman's lab is focused on three main areas: genetics, behaviour and parasitic mites of honey bees. These studies have contributed to the understanding of foraging behaviour, defensive behaviour and the mechanisms that provide honey bees resistance against parasitic mites, a serious problem facing beekeepers worldwide. Currently, postdoctoral fellows, students and technicians in Dr. Guzman's lab are investigating the effect of parasites and pesticides on the behaviour and immune responses of honey bees.

• Christian Krupke is an Associate Professor of Entomology at Purdue University, with a primary responsibility in field crops extension. Dr. Krupke received his B.S. from the University of Guelph, his M.S from Simon Fraser University and his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 2004. His research program at Purdue focuses on the sustainable management of key pests of field crops, primarily corn and soybeans. His main areas of focus include quantifying the impacts of various Bt corn/refuge configurations on the biology of target pests, specifically corn rootworms. He also conducts research and extension programs on several other key pests of field crops, including the western bean cutworm and the soybean aphid and on the non-target effects of seed-applied herbicides upon beneficial insects (pollinators and predators).

• Franco Mutinelli, Professor at Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy,

has a degree in veterinary medicine from Bologna University, Italy, and holds the Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists, and the Executive Master for management of health authorities from Bocconi University, Milan. Since 1989, he has been Veterinary Manager, IZS delle Venezie, Legnaro (Padova), Italy. He is Head of Experimental Veterinary Sciences Division, Head of Diagnostic Services Histopathology and Parasitology Department, and since 2003 Head of the National Reference Laboratory for beekeeping. His main field of activity is the diagnosis and control of honey bee diseases, environment monitoring, legislation, and education and training in apiculture, histopathology of animal diseases, neoplastic pathology and TSEs, rabies diagnosis, surveillance and control, laboratory animal husbandry and welfare, and legislation. He participates in projects funded by the Italian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, and international projects related to honey bee and other animal diseases.

• Nigel Raine, Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, University of

Guelph. Dr. Raine, a leader in pollination conservation and ecology from Britain, joined the University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences (SES) in May 2014 as the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation. He was previously a faculty member in the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London. Raine studies the impacts of pesticides on bees, insect behaviour and pollination ecology. His role at Guelph is to raise awareness of the importance and plight of pollinators, inform public policy, and help train highly qualified conservationists and agriculturalists, all critical to the health of pollinators and food systems. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Entomological Society and the Linnean Society of London, has held academic positions at Sheffield University, the Zoological Society of London and Queen Mary University of London and has studied zoology and biological sciences at Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

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REGISTRATION & INFORMATION

Registration and Information Desk at Rozanski Hall

Sunday 3:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m.

Monday 7:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday 7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Thursday 8:00 a.m.– 9:30 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.– Noon

Please return your meal card and dorm keys before you leave campus; you will be billed $75 to replace each item that is not returned.

MEETINGS

EAS Board of Directors’ Meeting

(Buffet will be setup in room)

Wednesday 11:45 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.

University Centre Room 442 (take north elevators)

EAS 2016 New Jersey Preview

Friday 10:30 a.m.– 10:45 a.m.

Rozanski 101

EAS Annual Business Meeting

(Everyone is encouraged to attend.)

Friday 10:45 a.m.– Noon

Rozanski 101

Life Members Banquet

(Buffet will be setup in room)

Friday Noon– 1:30 p.m.

University Centre Room 442 (take north elevators)

ANNUAL HONEY SHOW

Drop Off Show Entries

Rozanski Hall

Tuesday, Wednesday

1:30 p.m.– 4:30 p.m.,

10:30 a.m.– Noon

Show Open to Public

TBA Friday 9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

Post-Show Pick Up of Entries

TBA Friday After 3:00 p.m.

Top Awards Presentation (at Banquet)

Creelman Hall

Friday 6:00 p.m.– 9:30 p.m.

MASTER BEEKEEPERS

Meet and Greet Candidates Monday 1:30 p.m.– 2:30 p.m. MacKinnon 107

Exam Study Groups Monday 2:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. MacKinnon 107

MB Exam Volunteers’ Dinner Monday 5:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. TBA

Exam Review Monday 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. MacKinnon 107

Written Exams Tuesday 8:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. MacKinnon 236

Oral Exams Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

12:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

MacKinnon 236

MacKinnon 237 MacKinnon 238

Lab Exams Wednesday 8:30 p.m.– 12:30 p.m. MacKinnon 238

Field Exams Wednesday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Beeyard

Annual Meeting Friday 7:30 a.m.– 8:30 a.m. Rozanski 102

Exam Review

(Candidates receive scores and get questions answered.)

Friday 3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. MacKinnon 107

Presentation of New Master Beekeepers at Banquet

Friday 6:00 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. Creelman Hall

VENDOR SCHEDULE

Vendor Setup Monday 8:00 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.

Peter Clark Hall

Vendor Show Open

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.– 4:15 p.m.

Vendor Show Open

Wednes-day

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Vendor Show Closed

Thursday Closed

Vendor Show Open

Friday 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Peter Clark HallVendor Tear

DownFriday 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

EAS 2015 CONFERENCE SCHEDULES

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2015 EAS SHORT COURSE, Monday, August 10, 2015

6:45 - 7:45 AM Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room

7:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court

Starts 7:30 AM Registration @ Rozanski Hall

8:00-8:30 AM Welcome to Eastern Apicultural Society and University of Guelph @ Rozanski 103

Queen Rearing Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)

Beginners Intro to Beekeeping (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)

Integrated Pest Management Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)

Advanced Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping (Lab Session)

Train-the-Trainer

Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Graham Hall 3309 MacKinnon 107

8:30 - 9:15 AM Welcome and introduc-tions, queen and drone biology, queen rearing equipment, queen and nuc regulations

Welcome and introduc-tions, basic bee biology

Welcome and introduc-tions, pest and disease identification

*Honey bee anatomy, lab sessionZachary Huang* Signup at the Registration Desk before heading to Graham Hall.

How to organize a bee schoolCarol Cottrill

9:15 - 10:00 AM

Protocol for rearing queens, record keeping, timing

Beekeeping equipment, getting started

Monitoring and record keeping

10:00-10:15 AM

Coffee Break @ Rozanski Hall

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Yard SessionStation #1Prepare cell builderStation #2Prepare mating nucsStation #3Collecting, tagging and clipping queensStation #4Queen cell care, mated queen care, transporta-tion and introduction

Yard SessionStation #1Opening a colony, work-ing a colony, develop-ment stagesStation #2Installing a nuc, making a split, moving a colonyStation #3Queen cell and mated queen care and introduction

Yard SessionStation #1Monitoring (ether roll, alcohol wash, sticky board, sugar dust)Station #2Cultural management techniques

Managing honey bee defensive behaviorGreg Hunt

Stepping up to intermedi-ate bee schoolErin MacGregor-Forbes

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Division of labour in honey bee coloniesZachary Huang

How to develop and increase high quality programs in a regional bee clubRobert Sears

11:45 - 1:00 PM

Lunch @ University Centre Food Court

Advanced Beekeeping

Beginners Intro to Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping

MasterBeekeepers

Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 106 Rozanski 102 MacKinnon 107

1:00 - 1:45 PM Apiculture in OntarioPaul Kozak

Preparing to harvest hive products

Spring managementTammy Horn

Honey bee nutrition and pollination servicesLes Eccles

Master Beekeepers meet and greet

1:45 - 2:30 PM With a commercial orchard design like this, who needs to rent bees?Stefan Sobkowiak

Seasonal responsibilities of the beekeeper

Finding and replacing queen beesTammy Horn

Honey bee pheromonesZachary Huang

2:30 - 2:45 PM Coffee Break @ Rozanski Hall Master Beekeepers study groups2:45 - 3:30 PM Niagara College

Commercial Beekeeping ProgramAl Unwin

Yard Session Station #1Feeding and Winter WrapsStation #2Extracting

Doug’s double nuc meth-od of overwinteringDoug McRory

The swarming cycle of Apis melliferaGard Otis

3:30 - 4:15 PM TBA Indoor wintering of honey bee coloniesRob Currie

Interpreting colony conditions to diagnose swarming supersedure, and emergency queen rearingGard Otis

4:30 - 5:30 PM Beekeeping Olympics @ Bee Yard Master Beekeepers Exam Review (7:00 - 9:00 PM)5:30 - 9:00 PM Fionn MacCool’s Restaurant with Local Honey and Pollinated Crop Menu and Royal City Brews

494 Edinburgh Rd S, Guelph

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2015 EAS SHORT COURSE Tuesday, August 11, 2015

6:45 - 7:45 AM

Yoga for everyone @ W.F. Mitchell Building (Athletic Centre) Range Room

7:00 - 8:30 AM

Breakfast @ University Centre Food Court

Starts 7:30 AM

Registration @ Rozanski Hall

Queen Rearing Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)

Advanced Beekeeping

Integrated Pest Management Workshop (Hosted by Tech Transfer Specialists)

Advanced Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping(Lab Sessions)

Beer Making Workshop

Master Beekeepers

Master Beekeepers

Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Graham Hall 3309 199 Victoria Rd S MacKinnon 236

MacKinnon 237 & 238

8:30 - 9:15

AM

Stock selection and breeding

American foulbrood diagnosis and managementSteve Pernal

Treatments Honey bee viruses and their association with varroaMollah Hamiduzzaman

Royal City Brewing Co.

Master Beekeepers Written Exam

9:15 - 10:00

AM

Yard SessionStation #1Frame selection and graftingStation #2Preparation of cell bars, grafting frames, queen cages and queen candy

Nosema disease, biology and controlDaniel Borges

IPM components and values

The varroa project: A citizen science program for hobby beekeepersRebecca Masterman

Master Beekeepers Oral Exams

10:00-10:15 AM

Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall

10:15 - 11:00

AM

Other queen rearing methods

Honey for competitionKen Coyle

Yard SessionStation #1Oxalic Acid, ThymovarStation #2Formic Acid, MAQSTM

Station #3Antibiotics, Fumigilin-BStation #4Apistan®, Checkmite+TM, Apivar®

Varroa mite controlRob Currie

Nosema identifica-tion lab sessionDaniel Borges

Royal City Brewing Co. (Continuation of earlier session.)

Master Beekeepers Written Exam


11:00 - 11:45

AM

(continued)Yard SessionStation #1Frame selection and graftingStation #2Preparation of cell bars, grafting frames, queen cages and queen candy

Oxalic acid: A miticide for varroa controlMedhat Nasr

Nosema identifica-tion lab sessionDaniel Borges

11:45 - 1:00 Lunch @ University Centre Food Court

Queen Rearing Workshop

Advanced Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping

Advanced Beekeeping

Mead Making Workshop

Master Beekeepers

Master Beekeepers

Rozanski 107 Rozanski 105 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Rozanski 108 199 Victoria Rd S

1:00 - 1:45

PM

Extra grafting prac-tice time

Pesticides and basic toxicologyCynthia Scott-Dupree

When beekeeping goes badPhil Craft

A reduced risk integrated pest man-agement program for honey bees: Basics and in practiceMedhat Nasr

Honey bee genetics Greg Hunt

Honey pie hives and herbal meadGavin North



1:45 - 2:30

PM

The immune system of honey beesPaul Goodwin

From the flower to the cell: Making nectar into honeyDennis vanEngelsdorp

Improving bee management: Pest surveillance and biosecurityMedhat Nasr

Sex determination in honey bees Zachary Huang

2:30 - 2:45 Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall

2:45 - 3:30

PM

Honey bee pathology: Stressor effects and honey bee defensesGeoff Williams

Helping our bees prepare for winterPhil Craft

Residues in hive and honey productsSteve Pernal

The evolution of honey bees Dennis vanEngelsdorp

Honey pie hives and herbal meadGavin North,(Repeat of earlier session.)



3:30 - 4:15

PM

Small hive beetle in Ontario —what nobody told usLes Eccles

“Ask Dr. Phil” Q&A sessionPhil Craft

The antimicrobial properties of honeyKarol Mathews

Elemental honey bee breeding Ernesto Guzman

5:30 - 9:00 Dinner @ local restaurants (check sponsoring establishments)

5:30 - 9:00 Propolis, Etc… BBQ and Social (free but requires preregistration) 367 Michener Road, Guelph, ON

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EAS 2015 GENERAL CONFERENCE -Wednesday, August 12, 2015




Rozanski 104 8:00 - 8:30 AM Chair and President’s Welcome Master BeekeepersLab Exam MacKinnon 238Field Exam in Apiary

Rozanski 104 8:30 - 9:30 AM Keynote speaker: Mark L. Winston “Value or values: Audacious ideas for the future of beekeeping”

Rozanski 104 9:30 - 10:30 AM Keynote speaker: Robert E. Page Jr. “The spirit of the hive: Mechanisms of social evolution”

10:30 - 11:00 AM Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall

Rozanski 104 11:00 - 11:45 AM Presentation of Hambleton Award to Ernesto Guzman and talk by awardee “Microbes and natural com-pounds for the control of honey bee parasites”

11:45 - 1:00 PM Lunch @ University Centre Food Court / EAS Board Meeting @ University Centre Room 442

Pesticide and Bee Health Theme

Biology, Pollination, & Agriculture Theme

Best Management Practices Theme

Hive Products and Beekeeping Development Theme

Queen RearingWorkshop

Master Beekeepers

Rozanski 101 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 102 Rozanski 105 Bee Yard Bee Yard

1:00 - 1:30 PM Field studies examining exposure and effects of neonics on bee health Cynthia Scott-Dupree

The legacy of early nutritional stress for honey bee foragersHeather Mattila

Creating forest- based beekeeping corridorsTammy Horn

Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of Canadian honeys: Main components and their mode of actionKatrina Brudzynski

Cell starter to cell finisher

Field Exam

1:30 - 2:00 PM Health of honey bee reproductives: Effects of parasites and pesticides on drones and queensGeoff Williams

The influence of genet-ic diversity on foraging productivityHeather Mattila

A year in the life of Headwaters FarmDavid Mendes

Honey treatment for wounds: Why it is the bestKarol Mathews

2:00 - 2:30 PM Honey bee stressor interactions: Nosema & pesticides, from the laboratory to the fieldGeoff Williams

Essence of royalty: Honey bee queen pheromoneMark Winston

Bee Squad: Helping people help beesRebecca Masterman

Biosecurity in the bee yardPaul Kozak

2:30 - 3:00 PM Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall

3:00 - 3:30 PM Effects of neonicoti-noids and varroa on honey bee healthNuria Morfin

Native pollinators in Ontario agricultureAlana Pindar

Beekeeping in citiesThomas Nolan & Fran Freeman

COLOSS Honey Bee Research AssociationGeoff Williams

3:30 - 4:00 PM Clothianidin in corn and impact on bee survival, foraging and honey productionDavid MacKay

The Canadian Pollination Intitiative has helped apicul-ture nationally and internationallyPeter Kevan

Data Informed Beekeeping Best Management PracticesDennis vanEngelsdorp

Beekeeping develop-ment projects: Why some succeed and far too many failGard Otis

4:00 - 4:30 PM Pesticides, parasites, pollinators: Impacts of environmental stress-ors on beesNigel Raine

Using managed pol-linators for biological crop protection and enhanced productionPeter Kevan

The challenges of rec-onciling environmental stewardship and agricultureRene Van Acker

Amazing beekeep-ing discoveries at Tel Rehov, Israel: Innovative use of mor-phometric analysesGard Otis

4:30 - 5:00 PM A season long study of pesticide exposure in Ontario and QuebecNadia Tsvetkov

Bee Health Monitoring Program in Italy: Apenet (2008-2009) and BeeNet (2011-2014) and the Bee Emergency Service Team (BEST) Franco Mutinelli

Organic beekeepingJulie White

Beekeeping in BangladeshPhil Craft

5:00 - 7:30 PM Dinner at local restaurants (check sponsoring establishments)

Rozanski 104 7:30 - 9:00 PM Panel Discussion - Emerging Issues in Pollinator HealthFranco Mutinelli, Christian Krupke, Nigel Raine and Ernesto Guzman

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BUSES LEAVE AT 9:00 AM Tech Tour (meet buses at P14 Lot on East Ring Rd)Niagara College, Parker Bee Apiaries, Butterfly Conservatory, and Niagara FallsLunch on Tour

5:30 - 9:30 PM Dinner and Social at John and Alison Van Altens Farm with Live Music and Queen & Live AuctionDutchman’s Gold and Tuckamore Bee CompanyFood Catered by the Lancaster Smokehouse

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EAS 2015 GENERAL CONFERENCE - Friday Aug. 14, 2015




Rozanski 101 8:30 - 9:15 AM Presentation of Student Award and Conference to Andony Melathopoulos and talk by awardee “Where is the value in valuing bee pollination services to agriculture?“

Rozanski 101 9:15 - 10:00 AM Presentation of Roger Morse Award and Conference to Dr. Medhat Nasr and talk by awardee “Advances in HopGuard® application for varroa mite control”

10:00 - 10:30 AM Break with vendors @ Peter Clark Hall

Viruses, Immunity, and Genetics Theme

Nosema & Bee Breeding Theme

EAS Society Business

Rozanski 102 Rozanski 103 Rozanski 101

10:30 - 10:45 AM Impact and control of honey bee viruses current and future approachesRob Currie

The Honey Bee Health Project: What have we learned so far?Steve Pernal

EAS 2016 New Jersey PreviewJeff Burd

10:45 - 11:00 AM Annual EAS Business Meeting(Starts at 10:45)

11:00 - 11:30 AM Responses of bees against mites and virusesMollah Hamiduzzaman

Fruits, vegetables, and pro-bee-otics: Natural treatments for nosema diseaseDaniel Borges

11:30 - Noon The use of genomic tools for honey bee healthBrock Harpur

Nosema ceranae: Immigrant but not a newcomer!Pegah Valizadeh

Noon - 1:00 PM Lunch @ University Centre Food Court / Life Membership Meeting @ University Centre Room 442

Breakout Session #1 Breakout Session #2 Queen Breeding

Rozanski 102 Rozanski 103 Bee Yard

1:00 - 1:30 PM Virulence factors from Paenibacillus larvae, the cause of AFBRod Merril

Breeding for diseaseresistance: Using proteomicmarkersSteve Pernal

Yard SessionCheck Queen Graft Acceptance

1:30 - 2:00 PM The immune system of honey beesPaul Goodwin

Marker assisted selection for breeding resistance to varroaRob Currie

2:00 - 2:30 PM Natural immunity and resis-tance of honey bees to nosema disease Pegah Valizadeh

Ontario Resistant Honey Bee Selections (ORHBS) programLes Eccles

2:30 - 3:00 PM Break @ Peter Clark Hall

Breakout Session #1 Breakout Session #2 Breakout Session #3 Master Beekeepers

Rozanski 102 Rozanski 103 Graham Hall 3309 MacKinnon 107

3:00 - 3:30 PM Effect of miticides on bee health and behaviorHanan Gashout

Breeding for mite biters, raising and sharing queensGreg Hunt

Instrumental insemination of queens: Demonstration at Townsend HouseKrispn Given

Master Beekeepers Exam Results

3:30 - 4:00 PM Drivers of colony health: Disease, chemicals, and nutri-tion...oh, my!Dennis vanEngelsdorp

Breeding for lower defensive behaviorGreg Hunt

4:00 - 4:30 PM Exploring the relationship between Varroa mites, viruses, and treatment timingGraham Parsons

Queen health: Evaluation of imported and local honey bee stockPatricia Wolf Veiga

Instrumental insemination of queens: Demonstration at Townsend HouseKrispn Given(Repeat of earlier session.)4:30 - 5:00 PM National honey bee health

survey in Canada: First year resultsCarlos Castillo

Buckfast bee program in OntarioPaul Kelly

6:00 - 9:30 PM Banquet and Award Ceremony @ Creelman Hall

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